THE BEAL GROUP LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC308635 · ltd · incorporated 2006-09-14
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 18.7y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Apr 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of head offices
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 65-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 65). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 1 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

2 live charges · oldest 18.7y

65/100
clean up first

Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.

  • · Oldest live charge is 18.7 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Legal-friction score 25/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: high (83/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
10 officers (3 active, 10 linked, 7 with DOB)
84
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
18 connected companies via shared directors
90
Filing history
77 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
82/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£562k£1.1m£1.7m£2.2m£2.8mApr 2024Apr 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-04-302024-04-30
Total assets—£3.13M
Current assets—£531.9k
Cash—£375
Debtors—£531.5k
Net assets—£2.81M
Average employees2—

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

🔒Filing-note intelligence

4 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (38 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-10-07
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  3. 2025-08-21
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    TAYLOR BEAL, Nicola Joan appointed
    director
  4. 2025-08-21
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  5. 2025-02-24
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    second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
    confirmation-statement · RP04CS01
  6. 2025-01-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2024-04-29
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    statement-of-companys-objects
    change-of-constitution · CC04
  8. 2024-04-29
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    memorandum-articles
    incorporation · MA
  9. 2024-04-29
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  10. 2024-04-29
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  11. 2024-04-29
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  12. 2024-01-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2023-01-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2022-11-14
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  15. 2022-11-11
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    FINDLAY, Craig William resigned
    director
  16. 2022-04-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2022-01-19
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    THOM, Graham Alexander resigned
    director
  18. 2022-01-19
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  19. 2021-12-22
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    FINDLAY, Craig William appointed
    director
  20. 2021-12-22
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  21. 2021-09-21
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  22. 2021-01-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  23. 2016-06-30
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    GARDINER, Tim Campbell resigned
    director
  24. 2016-06-30
    ➖
    HOUSTON, James resigned
    director
  25. 2015-07-22
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Bank of Scotland PLC
  26. 2015-06-02
    ➕
    GARDINER, Tim Campbell appointed
    director
  27. 2015-05-04
    ➕
    HOUSTON, James appointed
    director
  28. 2015-05-01
    ➕
    ANDERSON, John Crawford appointed
    director
  29. 2009-01-22
    ➖
    BEAL, Victoria Katherine resigned
    secretary
  30. 2007-12-01
    ➕
    THOM, Graham Alexander appointed
    director
  31. 2007-10-04
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Bank of Scotland PLC
  32. 2007-02-04
    ➕
    BEAL, David John Anthony appointed
    director
  33. 2007-02-04
    ➕
    BEAL, Victoria Katherine appointed
    secretary
  34. 2007-02-04
    ➖
    DALGLEN SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  35. 2007-02-04
    ➖
    DALGLEN DIRECTORS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  36. 2006-09-14
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As THE BEAL GROUP LIMITED
  37. 2006-09-14
    ➕
    DALGLEN SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  38. 2006-09-14
    ➕
    DALGLEN DIRECTORS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

90/100
Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "BEAL" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 19 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 65 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

63/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 65. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 19 years.
  • supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Group structure

Tbg Holdings (Scotland) Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Tbg Holdings (Scotland) Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
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THE BEAL GROUP LIMITED
This company · SC308635

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Tbg Holdings (Scotland) Limited
Corporate entity
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control29/04/2024
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr David John Anthony Bealceased 29/04/2024· 75-100% shares

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2006-09-14
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC70100 — Activities of head offices

Registered office

1 Little Drum Road
Westfield
Cumbernauld
North Lanarkshire
G68 9LH
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-25
Last: 2026-01-11

Officers (3 active · 7 resigned)

ANDERSON, John Crawford→
director · ~65y · appointed 2015-05-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BEAL, David John Anthony→
director · ~56y · appointed 2007-02-04
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
TAYLOR BEAL, Nicola Joan→
director · ~59y · appointed 2025-08-21
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BEAL, Victoria Katherine→
secretary · appointed 2007-02-04 · resigned 2009-01-22
Resigned
DALGLEN SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2006-09-14 · resigned 2007-02-04
Resigned
FINDLAY, Craig William→
director · ~62y · appointed 2021-12-22 · resigned 2022-11-11
Resigned
GARDINER, Tim Campbell→
director · ~63y · appointed 2015-06-02 · resigned 2016-06-30
Resigned
HOUSTON, James→
director · ~60y · appointed 2015-05-04 · resigned 2016-06-30
Resigned
THOM, Graham Alexander→
director · ~71y · appointed 2007-12-01 · resigned 2022-01-19
Resigned
DALGLEN DIRECTORS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2006-09-14 · resigned 2007-02-04
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

2
Total charges
2
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
Bank of Scotland PLC
A registered charge1 property22/07/2015—
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
Bank of Scotland PLC
Floating charge1 property04/10/2007—
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Recent filings (77 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-01-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-12
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-10-07
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-08-21
second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
confirmation-statement · RP04CS01
2025-02-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-01-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-21
statement-of-companys-objects
change-of-constitution · CC04
2024-04-29
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2024-04-29
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2024-04-29
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2024-04-29
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-04-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-01-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-28